Norumbega et Virginia. (Norumbega [i.e. North America] and Virginia.) 1597. Mapmaker: Cornelius Wytfliet A well-executed engraving depicting the northeastern American coastline as it was perceived...
Leighton Meester (born 1986) is an American actress and singer best known for playing Blair Waldorf on the television series Gossip Girl (2007–2012). She has also appeared in films including Country Strong, Monte Carlo, and The Roommate.
Nieuw Engeland in Twee Scheeptogen door Kapitein Johan Smith inde iaren 1614 en 1615 bestevend. (New England as Described by Captain John Smith in two...
Frederick Manfred (1912–1994), born Frederick Feikes Feikema VII, was a regional American novelist of Dutch Frisian heritage who wrote about the northern Plains. Over four decades he published about forty books, including the acclaimed frontier novel Lord Grizzly.
The Northeast/New York City, 1556 Mapmakers: Giacomo Gastaldi and J.B. Ramusio The first printed map devoted to the New England region. It contains the most...
Willem Jacob Luyten (1899–1994) was a Dutch American astronomer at the University of Minnesota who became the leading authority on stellar proper motion, cataloging over 200,000 stars and discovering many nearby stars including the well-known Luyten’s Star.
Recens edita totius Novi Belgii in America Septentrionali. (A New Edition of All of New Netherland in North America.) 1757. Mapmakers: Jan Jansson, Nicholas Visscher,...
Arie Luyendyk (born 1953) is a Dutch-American race car driver and two-time Indianapolis 500 champion, winning in 1990 and 1997. A former Formula Ford champion, he later competed successfully in IndyCar and major endurance races.
Nova Belgica et Anglia Nova (New Netherland and New England). Amsterdam, 1647. Mapmakers: (Janssonius or Jansson) Jansz and (Johannes or Johan) Jan In this second...
Jack R. Lousma (born 1936) is a U.S. Marine Corps aviator and NASA astronaut who flew on Skylab-3 in 1973 and commanded Space Shuttle Columbia’s STS-3 mission in 1982, logging over 1,600 hours in space.
